[cayugabirds-l] Another quiet Myers

Livia and I watched from Myers Point from 7:00-8:30 this morning in hopes of further storm-blow birds but failed to see anything out of the ordinary. A couple of Semipalmated Plovers were still around, as well as several Purple Martins and a subadult (maybe 3rd year) and an adult Bald Eagle. Has

[cayugabirds-l] Irene's birds; Sapsucker Woods warblers this AM

I had similar lack of success checking the east side of Cayuga Lake yesterday. I probably should have stayed at Hog Hole, which was the only location with anything of note, highlighted by an American Avocet and some other interesting shorebirds. It seemed this far to the west in New York, the

[cayugabirds-l] Juvenile Laughing Gull, Stevenson Road

Kevin just called to say he just had a juvenile LAUGHING GULL at the Cornell Compost facility near the Game Farm on Stevenson Road. It was flying with Ring-billed Gulls, but he has not relocated it after all the gulls took flight. I will post if I find it in a few minutes. -- Jay McGowan

[cayugabirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  August 29, 2011 *  NYSY 29:08.11   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 22, 2010 - August 29, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex